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Anthony Davis leads New Orleans Pelicans into Indiana
Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans will pay a visit to the Indiana Pacers Tuesday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Diabetes: High Blood Sugar In Young Children Linked To Slower Brain Growth
Young children with type 1 diabetes have slower brain growth compared to children without diabetes, finds a new study in Diabetes. The authors suggest that continued exposure to hyperglycemia, or high...
Probing bacterial resistance to a class of natural antibiotics
Antimicrobial peptides are a distinctive class of potent, broad-spectrum antibiotics produced by the body’s innate immune system – the first line of defense against disease-causing microbes. In a new study,...
Many children, adolescents get too much caffeine from energy drinks
When children aged 10-14 consume energy drinks, one in five consumes too much caffeine. When their caffeine intake from other sources such as cola and chocolate is included, every second...
49 percent of patients withhold clinically sensitive information
In the first real-world trial of the impact of patient-controlled access to electronic medical records, almost half of the patients who participated withheld clinically sensitive information in their medical records...
Low-glycemic index carbohydrate diet does not improve cv risk factors, insulin resistance
In a study that included overweight and obese participants, those with diets with low glycemic index of dietary carbohydrate did not have improvements in insulin sensitivity, lipid levels, or systolic...
Women's age at first menstrual cycle linked to heart disease risk
The risk of heart disease, stroke and high blood pressure was significantly higher when menstruation began at age 10 or younger, or age 17 or older. First menstrual cycle at...
Depression in dementia more common in community care, study finds
Those residing in long-term care homes are less likely to suffer from depressive symptoms than those living in the community, an English study of over 400 people in eight EU...
Diagnostic screening: Microwave imaging of the breast may be better and safer
Although currently available diagnostic screening systems for breast are effective at detecting early signs of tumors, they are far from perfect, subjecting patients to ionizing radiation and sometimes inflicting discomfort...
Previously removed immigrants more likely to be rearrested later, study finds
Unauthorized immigrants who previously have been removed from the US are more likely to be rearrested after leaving jail and are likely to be rearrested much more frequently than those...
People's genes may influence 'gut' bacteria that cause Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis
People's genes may have an influence over some of the intestinal bacteria that cause Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, collectively know as inflammatory bowel disease, a new study by an...
Home- versus mobile clinic-based HIV testing and counseling in rural Africa
Home- and community-based HIV testing and counselling services can achieve high participation uptake in rural Africa but reach different populations within a community and should be provided depending on the...
Turkey bacteria deemed cause of fatal Nackawic Christmas supper
Turkey bacteria has been confirmed as the cause of illness at a recent fatal community supper in Nackawic, says the Department of Health.
Cocoa antioxidant sweetens cognition in elderly
Very high doses of antioxidants found in cocoa may prevent some types of cognitive decline in older adults. But that’s not an excuse to eat more chocolate.
Amount of Mitochondrial DNA Predicts Frailty and Mortality
New research from The Johns Hopkins University suggests that the amount of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) found in peoples' blood directly relates to how frail they are medically. This DNA may...
Massachusetts doctor cured of Ebola returning to Liberia
BOSTON (AP) -- A Massachusetts doctor cured of Ebola said Tuesday that he's returning to Liberia, the West African country where he contracted the virus, in...
Polaroid's new camera prints and posts pictures
Shipping in January, the Socialmatic gives shooters twice the instant gratification
Year in review: Risks of e-cigarettes emerge
Electronic cigarettes dispense water vapor laced with flavors and often a hefty dose of nicotine. These vapors may be far from benign, studies in 2014 suggested.
Powdered alcohol worries U.S. lawmakers
Powdered alcohol hasn't even arrived in stores yet, but states already are moving to ban the product touted by its inventor as an easy way to mix a drink on...
5 Common Food Safety Kitchen Mistakes
IFT Spokesperson and food safety expert, Christine Bruhn, PhD, CFS, Former Director of the Center for Consumer Research, University of California, Davis and her team videotaped 120 consumers as they...
Cases of most common STD fell for first time in 30 years
NEW YORK (AP) -- For the first time in three decades, the nation's most common sexually transmitted disease is a little less common....
Rob Ford's tumour 'reduced' through chemotherapy
Toronto Coun. Rob Ford's tumour is shrinking, after several rounds of chemotherapy, his brother says, calling it "good news."
Find a walk near you
Nobody walks in L.A.? Ridiculous! This is a series of articles exploring the many opportunities for walking in (and around) a city of 3.8 million.
Gay veterans' group to march in Boston St. Patrick's Day Parade
Frances BurnsBOSTON, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- A veterans organization has become the first gay and lesbian group permitted to march in Boston's St. Patrick's Day parade.
Restaurants persist in delivering high-sodium meals
Sodium levels in most foods served at chain restaurants in Canada have stayed the same over three years, say nutrition researchers who call for government-enforced action to reduce sodium.
Year in review: Gut reacts to artificial sweeteners
Saccharin messes with the body’s ability to metabolize fuel, a condition that often precedes diabetes, obesity and other metabolic problems.
Dallas Cowboys believe Murray could play Sunday
Alex ButlerDALLAS, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- {link:According to multiple reports: "https://twitter.com/HelmanDC/status/544863600037199873",nw, t: "Jerry Jones"}, NFL rushing leader DeMarco Murray may play Sunday, after having surgery Monday to repair a broken...
Stretchable high-tech skin could make prosthetics touch-sensitive
Brooks HaysCAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 16 (UPI) -- A team of researchers from Korea and the United States say they've developed stretchable synthetic skin that has a sense of touch.